John Boothman
Sir John Boothman | |
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Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (Czechoslovakia)Distinguished Flying Cross Air Force Cross Mentioned in dispatches Croix de guerre (France) Commander of the Legion of Merit (United States) Distinguished Flying Cross (United States) War Cross |
KBE, DFC, AFC (19 February 1901 – 29 December 1957) was a senior Royal Air Force officer during World War II
who went on to high command in the post-war years.
RAF career
Educated at
US Air Force in October 1941.[2] He went on to be Officer Commanding RAF Finningley before joining the staff of the Directorate of Operational Requirements at the Air Ministry in June 1942 and then becoming Air Officer Commanding No. 106 (Photo Reconnaissance) Wing in 1943.[2] He was made Commandant of the Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment in July 1944 and concluded the War as Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Technical Requirements) which post he took up in July 1945.[2]
After the War he became Air Officer Commanding AHQ Iraq and went on to be Controller of Supply (Air) at the Ministry of Supply in 1950.[2] His last appointment was as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Coastal Command, a position he held until April 1956, just prior to his retirement.[2]
Family
In 1922 he married Gertrude Andrews.[1]